Policy Action on Obesity Mostly at State Level

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (16) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
Policy Action

Media attention and policy response: 21st century chemical regulation in the USA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira J M Matus ◽  
Marie N Bernal
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
State Level ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Chemical Risk ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Chemical Hazards ◽  
The Usa

Abstract This article explores the relationship between media coverage of chemical hazards, scientific understandings of chemical risk, and policy change in the USA at the state level from 1990 to 2010. We observe that media coverage compounded by scientific development, especially in relation to a greater understanding of chemical hazards and approaches to its management, affected public perception of health and environmental risk, aiding in a shift of expectations about necessary levels of statutory protection from the states. We also note the emergence of effective framings of chemical risk around impacts on vulnerable populations, such as children, where media attention and policy action created important coalitions of support. The resulting increased state-, county-, and city-level policy action eventually led to support and momentum policy change at the federal level. This study helps to clarify how media attention to chemical hazards may play an important role in influencing eventual policy responses and risk management approaches.

State Level Policy Action

2009 ◽  
pp. 39-59
Author(s):  
Jeanne M. Powers
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
Policy Action

Understanding the Impacts of Local Policies on Distributed Photovoltaic Market Development

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Doris ◽  
Sarah Booth ◽  
Joseph Chavez ◽  
Vitaliy Krasko ◽  
Sherry Stout
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
State Level ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Policy Environments ◽  
National Market ◽  
Policy Impacts ◽  
Local Policies

A growing body of literature discusses the impacts of state-level policies on the development of distributed photovoltaic (PV) markets both in the implementing jurisdictions and spilling into others. Localities (municipalities and counties) are also increasing their involvement in policy development to support clean energy markets. There is a barrier to knowing the impacts of the policies within a jurisdiction as well as how the patchwork of local policies interacts to contribute to national PV market developments. This barrier can result in an inability for localities to implement effective and efficient local policies. This paper aims to reduce this barrier by (1) summarizing local activities related to solar in 151 localities as a means of determining trends in local PV policy action, (2) looking critically at several local policy environments in two states to determine if successful policy strategies or interesting observations warrant further investigation on the impacts of local policy, and (3) outlining the challenges of and opportunities for developing improved data for supporting an understanding of local policy impacts on the national market.

scholarly journals Essential Elements of Effective Practices for English Learners

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Cadiero Kaplan ◽  
Magaly Lavadenz ◽  
Elvira Armas
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
English Learners ◽  
State Level ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
English Learner ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Learner Success

One of the most powerful variables for English Learner success is the quality of their teachers. This policy brief published by Californians Together (1) provides a synthesis of effective practices for instructing ELs; (2) presents four research-based essential elements critical for EL program implementation, teacher reflection, and monitoring of teacher effectiveness; and (3) concludes with program and policy recommendations. Three key areas for policy action are prioritized: (1) District and state level policies must require that local and state leadership support the implementation of these essential elements; (2) Alignment of fiscal and human resources must be targeted to ensure that teachers are provided with professional development, materials and curricular program supports required to implement these key elements leading to English learner success; and (3) Teacher preparation and credential requirements need to incorporate the four critical elements of effective practice for success with English Learners.

scholarly journals State-Level Policy Actions to Support Family Caregivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
Molly Evans
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
State Level ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
Paid Leave ◽  
Legislative Action ◽  
The Status ◽  
Support Employment ◽  
Unpaid Leave ◽  
Support Family

Abstract The stresses created by the growing need for family caregivers have failed to prompt federal policy action; in its absence, states are stepping up. This review of state policies that support employment among family caregivers found six main categories of legislative action: paid leave; expanding federally mandated unpaid leave; paid sick time; unemployment insurance for job loss attributable to caregiving duties; establishing family caregivers as a protected classification in employment discrimination; and flexible or alternative work schedules. Despite the demand for policies that support and empower working caregivers, a minority of states have passed such legislation; to date, 9 states have implemented paid family leave; 14 have implemented mandatory sick leave legislation; and 14 have expanded FMLA. This study discusses state-level policy actions, reviews the status and importance of these policies, and finds that despite gaps in caregiver support legislation at the state level, there is significant and promising momentum.

scholarly journals Effects of States’ Laws on Youth Physical Activity Participation and Obesity Prevalence

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chae Chang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
State Level ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
The Difference

The alarming prevalence of obesity and lack of physical activity among adolescents led to immediate policy action to address these concerns. Accordingly, many states introduced and enacted their own legislation to encourage physical activity in schools. Few studies have explored the effectiveness of the new legislation, however, especially at the state level. To answer the fundamental question of whether policy is effective and to describe the varying effects of state obesity policies, this study analyzed the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System from 2007 to 2017. Using the difference-in-differences method, this study found that legislative efforts to encourage physical activity had a significant and substantial effect on enhancing physical-activity participation and reducing adolescent obesity; however, subgroup analyses revealed that the effect was concentrated on female and white adolescents only. Additionally, the subsequent sensitivity analysis revealed that since 2015, when national attention started to divert to new health concerns (opioid abuse, for example), physical activity levels pulled back to 2009 levels. Rates of obesity and overweight have been on a sharp rise again since 2015. Lawmakers should reconsider changes in the law merging physical environments with digital environments, particularly for members of Generation Alpha, who will have ever more enticements for screen time.

scholarly journals Shaping Music Education Policy through Insight, Collaborating, Deliberating, and Strategizing

2020 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Daniel S. Hellman
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Music Education ◽  
State Government ◽  
State Level ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Policy Capacity ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Music Education Policy

Policy capacity in music education can be enhanced through understanding the policy-making process and state governmental policy. Three examples of engagement in state-level policy action are used to explore agency, negotiation, and visioning as important dispositions for advancing music education policy goals. First, influencing state-level policy necessitates knowledge of how state government informs policy action, and this knowledge can be used to advance policy thinking. Second, policies change through both incremental and dramatic processes, often requiring different policy strategies. Third, policy is influenced by random and unpredictable factors. State associations can enhance agency and policy capacity through timely and informed communication and provide meaningful opportunities for music educators to deliberate problems and possibilities as a means to move music education policy forward.

scholarly journals Economic aspects of a “middle layer” of administration and government: some experience from Austria

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Scherrer
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Middle Layer ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Central State ◽  
Political Preference ◽  
New Eu Members

There was no “middle layer” of government between the central state and the municipal level in the new member states of the European Union when these countries joined the EU recently. For various motivations – the ability to optimize access to EU funds being one of the motivations – the creation of a middle layer of regional government or administration has been discussed. In opposite to the new EU members Austria has already had a political system with three layers not only of administration but with three layers of government for several decades. Section 1 discusses major features of the territorial organization of Austria’s economy and its system of political decision making. Section 2 finds that history, a strong political preference for federalism, and pragmatism are major explanations for the emergence and durability of the system. Section 3 analyses the economic cost of Austria’s complex territorial organisation, and section 4 shows the scope for economic policy action at the state level using examples from the state of Salzburg.

Medicaid 101: A Primer for Speech-Language Pathologists in Education Settings

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Janet Deppe ◽  
Marie Ireland
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Inspector General ◽  
Medical Necessity ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
School Based ◽  
Emerging Trends

This paper will provide the school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) with an overview of the federal requirements for Medicaid, including provider qualifications, “under the direction of” rule, medical necessity, and covered services. Billing, documentation, and reimbursement issues at the state level will be examined. A summary of the findings of the Office of Inspector General audits of state Medicaid plans is included as well as what SLPs need to do in order to ensure that services are delivered appropriately. Emerging trends and advocacy tools will complete the primer on Medicaid services in school settings.

Perception of Emotional Expressions in Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chit Yuen Yi ◽  
Matthew W. E. Murry ◽  
Amy L. Gentzler
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Emotion Perception ◽  
State Level ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Basic Emotions ◽  
Perceived Intensity ◽  
Trait Level ◽  
Facial Expressions Of Emotion

Abstract. Past research suggests that transient mood influences the perception of facial expressions of emotion, but relatively little is known about how trait-level emotionality (i.e., temperament) may influence emotion perception or interact with mood in this process. Consequently, we extended earlier work by examining how temperamental dimensions of negative emotionality and extraversion were associated with the perception accuracy and perceived intensity of three basic emotions and how the trait-level temperamental effect interacted with state-level self-reported mood in a sample of 88 adults (27 men, 18–51 years of age). The results indicated that higher levels of negative mood were associated with higher perception accuracy of angry and sad facial expressions, and higher levels of perceived intensity of anger. For perceived intensity of sadness, negative mood was associated with lower levels of perceived intensity, whereas negative emotionality was associated with higher levels of perceived intensity of sadness. Overall, our findings added to the limited literature on adult temperament and emotion perception.

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